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Planetary hours · Pretoria (South Africa)

Planetary hours
in Pretoria.

The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.

Planetary day of Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:30
Sunset
18:14
Next sunrise
05:29

A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:34
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:38
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:41
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:45
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:49
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:52
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:56
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 14:00
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 15:03
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:03 – 16:07
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:07 – 17:11
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:14

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:14 – 19:10
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:07
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:03
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:59
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:59 – 22:56
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:52
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:48
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:44
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:41
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:37
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:33
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:29

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Pretoria?

On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:30 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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